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Hot Hits
Becoming Jane
National GeographicThru Jun. 1 Explore Dr. Goodall’s early years through iconic images and a multiscreen experience and venture on a 3D exploration of Tanzania’s Gombe Stream National Park where she did her famous behavioral research on chimps.
Matthew Bourne's New Adventures: Swan Lake
The Kennedy CenterJan. 21 – 26 Matthew Bourne brings his breakout international hit to the Kennedy Center for the first time.
Easy Women Smoking Loose Cigarettes
Signature TheatreFeb. 18 – Mar. 29 Firecracker play that takes the dysfunction, puts it back in the family, then gives it a hilarious - and subversive - stir.
Juan de Marcos and the Afro-Cuban All Stars
StrathmoreFri. Jan 31 Devoted to promoting the complete story of Cuban music.
National Archives Sleepover
National ArchivesSat. Feb 1 A night of adventure awaits at the National Archives!
Gun & Powder
Signature TheatreJan. 28 – Feb. 23 Two light-skinned African-American women who passed themselves as White to become notorious outlaws in the Wild West.
Shanghai Chinese Orchestra (part of Lunar New Year Celebration)
The Kennedy CenterWed. Jan 22 Grammy Award®–winning artist Tang Muhai returns to the Kennedy Center to conduct the Shanghai Chinese Orchestra.
The National Ballet of Canada: The Sleeping Beauty
The Kennedy CenterJan. 30 – Feb. 2 A colorful pageant danced to Tchaikovsky’s gorgeous music.
Jake Shimabukuro
StrathmoreThu. Feb 13 Hawaii-born Shimabukuro melds elements of pop and jazz into his passionate performances, emoting pure joy with virtuosic flair.
My Fair Lady
The Kennedy CenterSun. Jan 19 From Lincoln Center Theater comes “a sumptuous new production of the most perfect musical of all time” (Entertainment Weekly)
Washington Performing Arts: Kian Soltani
The Kennedy CenterWed. Jan 22 He joins acclaimed pianist Julio Elizalde for a program that ranges from Beethoven’s spirited fifth cello sonata to Arvo Pärt’s mesmerizing Fratres.
Spotlights
Broadway Center Stage: Next to Normal
The Kennedy CenterJan. 29 – Feb. 2
NSO: Bronfman plays Beethoven / Holst's The Planets
The Kennedy CenterSun. Jan 19
Rightfully Hers: American Women and the Vote
National ArchivesThru Jan. 3, 2021
Washington Performing Arts: Anne-Sophie Mutter
The Kennedy CenterSat. Feb 1
Judy Chicago—The End: A Meditation on Death and Extinction
National Museum of Women in the ArtsThru Jan. 20
NSO Pops: Megan Hilty and Cheyenne Jackson
The Kennedy CenterFeb. 13 – 15
National Philharmonic: Jupiter Symphony/Orli Shaham
StrathmoreSun. Jan 19
Branagh Theatre Live: The Winter's Tale
Folger TheatreMon. Jan 27
Washington Performing Arts: Melissa Aldana
Sixth & ISat. Feb 15
NSO: Dvořák's Cello Concerto
The Kennedy CenterFeb. 6 – 9
Riffs and Relations: Terrance Hayes
The Phillips CollectionThu. Apr 23
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
The Kennedy CenterFeb. 4 – 9
